Wood from Rockefeller Center Christmas tree to be used to build homes in Conn.

FILE- In this Nov. 8, 2013 file photo, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is raised and moved from Shelton, Connecticut to its pedestal in New York City’s Rockefeller Center.

Credit AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File

The Habitat for Humanity Coastal Fairfield County chapter will be getting a present a few weeks after Christmas. The non-profit was awarded the wood from the Christmas tree on display at Rockefeller Center in New York City.